If you are passionate about Paediatric Occupational Therapy, then this post is for you. An exciting opportunity is waiting a highly motivated Paediatric OT to become one of our clinical specialists within our Cwm Taf Morgannwg Paediatric OT service.

The role will include influencing the model of service delivery along with the education and support of other team members in the field of Paediatric OT.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg are committed to supporting their staff in developing the necessary skills to deliver a highly specialist service

Main duties of the job

To act as an autonomous clinical specialist practitioner providing expert assessment in the field of Paediatric Occupational Therapy

To be responsible for the evaluation, design and the effective treatment and management of Service users requiring assessment, care planning and rehabilitation in Children Centre and community settings in order to facilitate appropriate pathway management and maximise their independence and functional ability.

To use highly specialised, advanced clinical reasoning skills to contribute to differential diagnosis.

To work closely as part of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team and wider multidisciplinary team with all hospital based and community colleagues in order to maintain continuity of service.

To independently manage own daily complex caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team, triaging paediatric patients, ensuring that patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional.

To take a lead role in the post-graduate education of Occupational Therapy colleagues and other professions.

Impart knowledge and skills, guiding further knowledge acquisition and acting as a mentor.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

The post holder is expected:

To manage own daily highly specialist/expert complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner.

To act as a highly specialist clinical resource, disseminating expert information and education to Occupational Therapy colleagues, the general public and other health care professionals, in both Primary, Secondary care, Domiciliary and Educational settings.

To review patient referrals to the Paediatric Occupational therapy waiting list by undertaking triage and highly complex assessments, using advanced levels of clinical reasoning to contribute to differential diagnosis and ensure the right service at the right time.

To be responsible for referral for diagnostic investigations, and or recommendation for specific medical or therapy intervention or appropriate alternative management e.g. spasticity management, botox.

To be responsible for linking with relevant consultant clinics as an expert resource, including Complex Paediatric Clinics and Paediatric Neurology clinic.

To provide direct advice for management and/or deliver intervention using highly skilled, technical physical techniques using highly developed physical skills requiring a high degree of precision and developing rehabilitation programmes.

To be responsible for implementing change within own practice and influencing and monitoring standards of Occupational Therapy practice within the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC Registration.
• Evidence of attendance on post-graduate courses and advanced training to Masters level equivalence.
• Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines - Local and National.

Desirable

• MSc or post graduate diploma in relevant area.
• Fieldwork Education Training.
• Experience of teaching at post graduate level.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive Paediatric OT experience
• Knowledge of Paediatric OT challenges
• Managing a complex Caseload
• Experience in Audit/Research

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside Paediatric Consultants or similar.
• Experience of working in Paediatric MDT
• Experience of supervision
• Member of RCOT CYP Specialist interest group

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced assessment and intervention skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to contribute to differential diagnosis, and facilitate appropriate pathway management to maximise patient independence and functional ability

Desirable

• The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level.
• Higher level IT e.g. data collection.

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Carnegie Children Centre, Carnegie Clinic

Brithweunydd Road

Tonypandy

CF40 2UH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-AHP260-1224